"Report! The 76th Company, responsible for blockading Snowridge Valley, has encountered a large enemy force. They have been identified as the Snow Silk Worm Card Adept Corps. Company Commander Chai Jun has forced them into the valley."
"Oh." Su Heiming narrowed his uncanny brown eyes slightly and smiled at the middle-aged man beside him. "That Chai Jun certainly knows how to scheme."
The middle-aged man smiled. "No matter. The young ones need to taste blood, too."
The middle-aged man was tall, with thick arms and legs. Behind him stood dozens of young men dressed just as he was. Their clothing was distinctly different from that of Su Heiming and his men. Instead of Federation combat uniforms, they wore simple short-sleeved or sleeveless cloth garments, and either went barefoot or wore green-black straw sandals. Their physiques seemed cast from the same mold, every one of them powerfully built. Even standing there, they exuded a presence as weighty as a mountain.
Zhu Heng, Su Heiming's personal Iron Guard, stood on the other side. Whenever his gaze swept across these men, it involuntarily lingered for a moment.
The Snow Silk Worm Card Adept Corps...
Su Heiming suddenly recalled the footage he had seen that time. The cards that produced a sky full of fiery rain had greatly interested him. After a brief pause, he raised his voice. "Tell Chai Jun not to let a single one escape. Their cards in particular-bring every last one to me."
"Yes!"
"After this battle, my lord, you will be the first man to command two districts." Admiration mingled with emotion in the middle-aged man's voice. "I, Ban Ze, am impressed! The Federation truly produces heroes in abundance. Our Mohadi Domain falls far short."
Su Heiming smiled and shook his head. "That isn't true. Your lord is also